Southampton County vs Westmoreland County

A side-by-side comparison of Southampton County and Westmoreland County: population, income, housing, and more.

Southampton County and Westmoreland County are counties in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Westmoreland County has the higher population (18,683 vs 17,988 in Southampton County). Southampton County has the higher median household income ($68,465 vs $59,766 in Westmoreland County). Westmoreland County has the higher median home value ($244,000 vs $208,800 in Southampton County).

Population, income & housing

	Southampton County	Westmoreland County
Population	17,988	18,683
Median age	46.9 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$68,465	$59,766
Median home value	$208,800	$244,000
Median gross rent	$930	$991
Housing units	7,774	11,300
Homeownership rate	74.8%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Southampton County	Westmoreland County
Population	17,880 → 17,988 (+0.6%)	17,751 → 18,683 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$61,348 → $68,465 (+11.6%)	$53,853 → $59,766 (+11.0%)
Median home value	$178,500 → $208,800 (+17.0%)	$199,100 → $244,000 (+22.6%)
Median gross rent	$829 → $930 (+12.2%)	$948 → $991 (+4.5%)

Southampton County

Population

17,88017,988

Median household income

$61,348$68,465

Median home value

$178,500$208,800

Median gross rent

$829$930

Westmoreland County

Population

17,75118,683

Median household income

$53,853$59,766

Median home value

$199,100$244,000

Median gross rent

$948$991

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Southampton County	Westmoreland County
Under 5	4.6%	5.0%
5 to 17	14.6%	13.2%
18 to 24	6.9%	5.9%
25 to 34	9.7%	12.4%
35 to 44	11.3%	8.8%
45 to 54	14.9%	11.8%
55 to 64	16.6%	16.5%
65 to 74	12.8%	15.3%
75 and over	8.6%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Southampton County	Westmoreland County
White (non-Hispanic)	60.4%	62.6%
Black or African American	29.6%	23.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.7%
Two or more races	6.2%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Southampton County	Westmoreland County
No high school diploma	13.3%	15.9%
High school graduate	35.1%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Southampton County	Westmoreland County
Drove alone	78.3%	76.8%
Carpooled	12.4%	8.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.6%
Walked	2.2%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	5.0%	12.1%
Other means	1.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Southampton County	Westmoreland County
1-unit, detached	78.4%	87.3%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	16.6%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Southampton County	Westmoreland County
Poverty rate	8.7%	13.8%
Average household size	2.41	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	34	42
Median year structure built	1980	1983